Hired Bride (COMPLETED)

Chapter 36 - Teasing

Kelsey eyed him in bewilderment and released the breath that she had been holding. "Thanks for the drink." Mason said with a playful smirk on his lips before he left a very stunned Kelsey in the kitchen.

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Mason had just finished showering and strolled towards the walk-in-closet to change into a pair of boxers. He entered and was surprised to see Kelsey inside. She had her back facing him and he couldn't help but admire her beautiful figure. "Were you waiting for me?"He teasingly asked with his arms crossed on his chest.

Kelsey jolted and dropped the clothes she was holding on the floor. She turned around to snap at him for giving her a fright but the words got stuck in her throat as she stared at the half-naked man in front of her with widen eyes. The water from his hair was dripping on his very toned and muscular chest and the white towel was hanging loosely on his waist that his v-shaped torso could be seen. Kelsey audibly gulped and realized what she had been doing, ogling and gawking at him like an idiot. She quickly turned away and closed her eyes tightly as she felt her face flushed red.

Mason smirked and chuckled. "Did you like the view? Don't worry, you'll be seeing more of it when you lose our deal and have to sleep in the same bed with me. You can even touch it if you want." He seductively said, causing Kelsey to gasped in embarrassment and astonishment. She turned around with closed eyes and threw a piece of shirt at him before twirling around again.

"In your dreams." She mumbled as she took the clothes she dropped on the floor and hurriedly escaped the closet without glancing at him.

"I do hope that I dream about it, babe." He said before she could completely leave the walk-in-closet and go to the guest room she considered as her room ever since she moved in. The word 'babe' echoed in her head and it brought weird tingles in her body.

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The next day, Kelsey was excited to start working at Sweet&Dream café. After her shift ended at four-thirty at La Mille restaurant, she quickly headed to the café. It was a long walk but she didn't complain. She needed the exercise anyway. Enrique was there to drive her but she refused his service, telling him that she didn't need a spy following her around. Enrique only scratched his head in embarrassment and called Mason to inform him about it. Mason told him to let her be but follow after her anyways.

Kelsey's shift in the café started at five until eleven in the evening. It was really busy during those hours and she couldn't help but feel tired a few hours later. It was already ten-thirty when the customers died down. She sighed in relieve as she wiped a table clean. There were only a few customers left, but it was still a bit early 'til closing. The café closed at 1:00am so she was sure more customers would come later. She was just glad she got to go home in thirty minutes.

She went back to the register and cleaned around the area. "I'm going to take my ten-minute break, Kelsey. Is it okay if I leave you for a bit?" Her manager, Nick, asked her. She nodded her head and shot him a reassuring smile. He left the café and she was left by herself. There were three of them before but her other coworker left because her shift ended at seven o'clock. There was supposed to be another teenage boy coming in but apparently he called in sick so Nick would have to do closing by himself.

"Excuse me, Miss?" A familiar voice caught her attention, causing her to stop from scrubbing the counter. She looked up and met the very beautiful orbs of hers. The woman scrutinized her gaze at her as she tried to remember where she had seen her before. "Kelsey? Kelsey Parker, right?" She asked as Kelsey bowed her head in embarrassment.

Kelsey forced a smile out and spoke, "What can I get you, ma'am?"

"You work here?" Claris asked and Kelsey's cheeks burned in embarrassment. She was for sure that she was going to get an earful from Mason later. She sighed and nodded her head in response.